Stephen S. Oswald
Stephen Oswald | |
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NASA astronaut | |
Rank | Rear Admiral, USN |
Time in space | 33d 22h 30m |
Selection | NASA Group 11 (1985) |
Missions | STS-42 STS-56 STS-67 |
Mission insignia | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Retirement | January 2000 |
Stephen Scot Oswald (born June 30, 1951) is an American former pilot and
Early life and education
Born June 30, 1951, in
Career
Oswald graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1973, and was designated a
He has logged 7,000+ flight hours in over 40 different aircraft.[1]
NASA experience
Oswald joined NASA in November 1984 as an aerospace engineer and instructor pilot and was selected as an astronaut candidate in June 1985. His technical assignments within the Astronaut Office have included: flight crew representative to
Oswald has piloted two missions aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery: STS-42, the International Microgravity Laboratory-1 mission, flown in January 1992,[2] and STS-56, the second Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science (ATLAS-2) mission, flown in April 1993.[3] Oswald commanded STS-67, the second flight of the Astro observatory (Astro II), which flew on the Space Shuttle Endeavour in March 1995. This mission established a mission duration record for Space Shuttle at 17 days.[4] With the completion of his third space flight, Oswald has logged over 33 days in space.[1]
After STS-67, Oswald was assigned to NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C., as deputy associate administrator for space operations. In this capacity, he was responsible for Space Shuttle,
Oswald retired from NASA in January 2000.[1]
Organizations and awards
Oswald is an
Member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, the Association of Space Explorers, the Naval Reserve Association, and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Recipient of the
Personal life
Oswald is married to
In 2002, his youngest brother,
References
- ^ a b c "STEPHEN S. OSWALD (MR.), NASA ASTRONAUT (FORMER)" (PDF). NASA. February 2000. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- ^ Ryba, Jeanne (March 31, 2010). "STS-42". Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
- ^ Ryba, Jeanne (March 31, 2010). "STS-56". Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
- ^ Ryba, Jeanne (April 1, 2010). "STS-67". Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
- ^ "Mary Bono is dating a former astronaut, Stephen Oswald". Washington Post. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
- ^ Smith, Carol; Reporter, Seattle Post-Intelligencer (August 31, 2002). "For Navy SEAL who died in El Salvador, family came first". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
- ^ Affairs, This story was written by Naval Special Warfare Group Two Public. "U.S. Navy SEAL Dies in Training Accident in El Salvador". www.navy.mil. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
External links
- "STEPHEN S. OSWALD (MR.), NASA ASTRONAUT (FORMER)" (PDF). NASA. February 2000. Retrieved May 14, 2021.